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Courcel Consulting Ltd
Commercial Finance Director
London, בריטניה
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אודותינו
Commercial finance director with hands-on and strategic management experience as a Division FD for a FTSE 100 and as a CFO for high growth businesses. Trained as a financial analyst at a global investment bank. Corporate finance and strategy background across multiple sectors. Past industry experience in 1) reorganisation and post-merger integration for a blue chip in maturity phase, 2) rapid expansion and capital raising in high growth international markets and 3) operational efficiencies at conglomerate pre corporate sale. Core strengths in driving improved financial performance, commercial and change management, governance and stakeholder engagement, M&A and capital raising. Managed teams across complex, international matrix organisations.
שפות
אנגלית
שפת אם
צרפתית
שפת אם
גרמנית
שליטה טובה
תחומי התמחות
בכירים
200 ₪
לשעה
סמנכ"ל כספים - CFO
- BU CFO of FTSE 100 $600m core business
- Startup CFO
- Early stage high growth business CFO
- Startup CFO
- Early stage high growth business CFO
מנהלי כספים בכירים
See CFO section
נסיון תעסוקתי
יולי
2017
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היום
Director
Courcel Consulting Ltd, London, UK- Advisor to Private Equity investors and strategy consultants on commercial due diligence matters in the drones and satcom industries.
אוקטובר
2016
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יולי
2017
CFO (interim)
Minerva Research Labs (Gold Collagen) , London, UK- CFO of early stage high growth dietary supplements business ($10m Revenues)
- Re-centered strategy on core business
- Redesigned Finance function
- Overhauled reporting: management accountability, monthly Board deck, ERP system and audit
- Dramatically improved working capital and cost control
- Capital raise alternatives
יוני
2014
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ינואר
2016
BU CFO
Inmarsat , Palm Bay, FL, USA / London, UK- BU CFO of FTSE 100 $600m core business
- Finance transformation
- Major reorganization
- Post merger integration of 2 successive $100m acquisitions
- Diversification strategy
- Paved the way for dramatic EBITDA margin expansion
מאי
2013
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יוני
2014
CFO
Altavian , Gainesville, FL, USA- CFO of drones startup (strategic alliance partner of Lockheed Martin)
- Raised growth capital (convertible debt/mezzanine and equity) in $5m series A financing round
- Created Finance function
- Played critical role in transition from startup to early stage high growth business ahead of the deregulation of the US national airspace for commercial applications
- Revenue growth > 10x ($250m Army contract)
ינואר
2011
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אוקטובר
2011
Sr. Associate, M&A
Lazard , London, UK- Investment banker working across a wide range of corporate finance assignments spanning M&A, strategic advisory, restructuring and capital markets
- Helped develop the consumer/retail and pharma advisory teams to large cap and middle market corporates and financial sponsors
- Parallel to banking projects, assumed responsibility for formulating the firm's view on the state of the UK economy.
ספטמבר
2008
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אוגוסט
2010
Manager, Strategy & Corporate Development
Harrods / Al Fayed Family Trust , London, UK / Paris, France- Diverse corporate strategy role, reporting directly into the CEO and later into the Chairman/owner
- Responsibilities included advising the Chairman, CEO and senior management on corporate development/M&A, group and subsidiary strategic planning and the operational improvement of several departments within the core business.
- Led a number of special projects across the Aviation, Real Estate, Retail and Hotel businesses driving further value in the run up to the £1.5bn sale of Harrods to the Qatar Investment Authority
- Observer on Board of 3 subsidiaries: Harrods Aviation, Harrods Estates and Hotel Ritz Paris
יולי
2004
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יולי
2007
Sr. Investment Banking Analyst, Industrials
UBS , New York, NY- Trained as a financial analyst for a global investment bank
- Advised on M&A, capital markets and leveraged finance transactions in excess of $10bn in value. Also involved in capital structure and treasury advisory.
- Broad Capital Goods sector coverage, including US large cap multi-industrial conglomerates, aerospace & defense, automotive, electronics, Latin American airlines and logistics sectors.
- Select transaction experience includes:
- 2 LBOs for tier-1 PE firms in the electronics space
- 3 IPOs in the defense, airlines and logistics sectors
- 3 sell-side M&A transactions in the automotive space
